Best 7 Date Nut Balls Recipes

DATE-NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir dates and white sugar in the melted butter until thick and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in crispy rice cereal and pecans. Let mixture cool until easily handled, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Form mixture into small balls using your hands.
• Pour confectioners' sugar into a resealable bag; add date-nut balls and lightly shake bag until balls are coated.

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine Rice Krispies and pistachios. In a large saucepan, combine butter, dates and sugar. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is combined., Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over Rice Krispies mixture; stir to coat. When cool enough to handle, press into 1-1/4-in. balls. Cool. If desired, roll in confectioner's sugar. Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

DATE NUT BALLS OR PIE CRUST!

Steps:

• Grind pecans, walnuts, and dates in a food processor until well chopped and blended. Add honey and continue to process until the mix forms a ball. Be careful not to overprocess.
• Pie Crust:.
• Press into bottom and sides of a pie pan before adding filling. Reserve some of the mix to crumble on top of finished pie. Fresh fruit makes a great filling, also a yogurt or tofu "cheesecake" is yummy!
• Balls:.
• Use as is or add 1 teaspoons cinnamon and/or 1/2 teaspoons nutmeg or 1 tbls. carob powder or 1-2 tbls. orange zest.
• Roll the dough into balls, then in flaked coconut, ground nuts or carob powder. Have fun and enjoy!

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over medium low heat, melt butter.
• Add sugar, vanilla, egg, and dates.
• Stir constantly 3 to 4 minutes or until egg is cooked and mixture is slightly thickened.
• Remove pan from the heat.
• Stir in puffed rice cereal and walnuts.
• Mix until well blended.
• Set aside to cool.
• When cool, roll into 1-inch balls.
• If dough is sticky, dip fingers in water and then roll.
• Place cookies on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
• Refrigerate until serving.
• Store cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• In electric skillet set at 300 degrees (or heavy pan over low heat), cook butter, sugar, dates and egg until gooey and thickened. about 7-10 min.
• Add pecans and vanilla.
• Then add Rice Krispies.
• Mix well.
• Cool until slightly warm.
• Form into balls & roll in powdered sugar.
• Makes 50-60 small balls.

DATE NUT BALLS

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot, melt butter on med-low heat. Add brown sugar & mix well. Add dates and mix well. Add coconut and mix well. Cook this mixture for 6 minutes, stirring constantly.
• 2. Remove from heat and add pecans and mix well. Add rice krispies, one cup at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• 3. Once this is combined well, put powdered sugar into a large bowl that has a tight fitting lid. Roll mixture into small balls (slightly larger than a large marble or a big grape...bite-size) then drop into *powdered sugar.
• 4. Put lid on bowl and gently shake & turn bowl to coat the date balls. Remove balls, shaking off excess sugar & store in air tight container.
• 5. *NOTE: Some people roll them in coconut instead of powdered sugar. It's your choice.

PAULA DEEN'S DATE-NUT JINGLE BALLS

Steps:

• In a pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the eggs, sugar and dates. Bring to a boil, and reduce the heat to low. Stir continuously for 10 minutes at low, and remove from heat. Stir in the vanilla, nuts and cereal. Cool the entire mixture, in fridge for 2 hours. Shape into balls, and roll into the coconut.